The Spell

Shannon Taylor is a painter, illustrator, and educator based in Oakland, California. She is the Assistant Chair of the Illustration Program at California College of the Arts and has served as Director of Art and Restoration at Children’s Fairyland since 2012. Taylor’s richly layered watercolor paintings combine vibrant color, intricate pattern, dry-brushing, and meticulous detail, often drawing on the decorative and figurative qualities of the Pre-Raphaelite tradition. She is also widely known for her miniature dimensional watercolor dioramas, meticulously crafted inside vintage and antique compacts and found containers. These intimate, fantastical works that have become highly sought-after with collectors and garnered a devoted following online.